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Hi Clarky Beautiful white lady ! We create a white twin duet. Have you a larger pict ?

[quote name='The Bass Doc' timestamp='1364409526' post='2026144'] Psst, wanna see what genuine roadworn looks like? My 1963:- [attachment=131260:116.JPG] [/quote] Real Bass, real mojo, real player. Congrats These sunburst and tortoise are killing me. Cool to see PB in action in the Video.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1364407891' post='2026121'] Lakland flats! But I feel bound to tell you this is a custom bass built very recently! Pic posted to show colour combo only - probably a fraudulent post, sorry guys! [/quote] Good choice, i will try these Lakland flats. No misunderstanding for me concerning your PB's period Anyway your picture is cool, i like all Green pickguards.

I totally agree with you Beautiful early 50's you have here. Especialy with a maple neck. Gorgeous Roundwounds or flats ?

Thanks Chris Horton I play this bass for 25 years now. When i got "her" she was fretless and active... 80's fashion When i realized it was a L serie, I had this 63' restored by a famous luthier, she deserved it. I put flatwounds and the magic came back... I love the yellowed Olympic White with the greened pick. Recently i bought a beautiful 60's tortoise pick to a vintage addicted friend. I took some picts, i will add them.

[quote name='tremblap' timestamp='1363541862' post='2013853'] Pierre Laporte. I have put a picture of the guy on this thread, and you'll need to call him to Montréal's phone number +1 514 521 9310. There is a bit of a waiting time, he has no assistant and has been doing everything by himself for the last 40 years... but because he is Montréal's top luthier, he is so busy with the A-listers there that he has no time for websites/build-diaries/anything... the great advantage for us is that he is relatively cheap for the quality. I have never tried a bass that I would have swapped for his... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/105773-six-string-tunomatic-bridge-with-rmc-piezos/page__p__1221508__hl__rmc__fromsearch__1#entry1221508"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1221508[/url] [/quote] Thanks for sharing. I will contact him. I checked the link : the picture where we can see Pierre Laporte, working in his worshop, is great.

Wow beautiful these last basses ! Thanks fellow groovers Another one Beloved 1963 PB

[quote name='tremblap' timestamp='1358183013' post='1934433'] And this second one is also from Pierre Laporte. A custom 6-string acoustic. Based around the Thomastik-Infeld nylon strings, it has a cedar top, mostly a classical guitar, but lower ;-) Ebony fingerboard. RMC piezo. [/quote] Beautiful fretless neck and headstock which fit the acoustic body shape. It is not so often. Thanks for sharing. I must know more about this luthier !

Welcome to the Precision Dome

Hi fellow groover, i would try this answer : 5 is the code for Precision Bass. It comes from the sixties when stamped necks had a 5 for PB and a 7 for JB. My old 1963 PB shows a 5 57 for telling that it is a 1957 PB copy. In the factory, it is easier for workers to have these numbers. I hope it will help. Good Groove

Good advises by fellow groovers here. Nothing better than having a real fretless neck. Defretting a bass must be done by a skilled person and it is expensive. You can look for a bass which has the same neck than yours to feel confortable quicker. Lined or unlined fingerboard, it is up to you...but for me a dark fingerboard with only 4 strings in the front i love it . A second hand bass is not hard to find (Japan basses are good), and if you quit you can resell it without losing money. Anyway welcome to the fretless world !

Thanks Bubinga5 You are right : these 80's versions have a special look (specific tortoise pickguard, browner 3 tone sunburst almost 2 TS, darker fingerboard and aged nitro finish, etc...) I bought it in the UK. I love these 62' American vintage reissue JBs. They come quite close to the originals, even if they are not the legendary Saint Graal... 15 000$ for a bass I recently loaded flatwounds. Great great tone i must admit, usually i am not a flats user. I found this recently, with all details [url="http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-5005.htm"]http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-5005.htm[/url] [url="http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4981.htm"]http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4981.htm[/url]

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1362526718' post='2000988'] You will get a ton of different answers and mine is TI Jazz Flats! [/quote] I agree , each player has his choice. I used GHS and now Thomastik (much expensive). d'Addario are not too expensive, i will try next time. The good thing with flats is that you can keep them a century.... My only advice would be to take care of your hands and your bass neck : the flats increase the tension (compared to the roundwounds) so choose a lighter set than your roundwound set.

Concerning the neck tint : On the US 62' JB, the neck coat is nitro so it becomes darker rapidly. Not the polyurethane (used on MIJ JB) which remains clear. [quote name='mckendrick' timestamp='1362447412' post='2000005'] JB62US; alder body, 70's style bridge, 70's style tuners, US pIckups, upgraded Jap electrics. [/quote] Little mistakes here : [u]there are a 60's style bridge[/u] (threaded bridge saddles) and [u]early 60's style tuners[/u] (vintage style reverse tuners, Kluson copies) on all [u]US 62' JB[/u]. Here's my 1989 American reissue 62' Jazz Bass . Interesting informations about the VSP MIJ 62' JB i didn't know this version.

As far as i know, i compared the MIA and the MIJ, there are differences in the look, design and the sound. I never tried a MIM, sorry. The look : - pickguard tortoise is not the same on the US (four-ply pickguard and better quality tortoise) - Headstock sticker is different on the US (patented numbers under the 7ender on the US, different fonts used on the US for JAZZ BASS electric bass) - Different neck coat color : darker neck coat on the US. - Very thin frets on the US. - Reverse tuners (on the US) bigger than the normal ones (MIJ). The neck shape : - I think the 62' US JB neck is even thiner than MIJ ones. US necks try to be closer to the originals 60' Jazz Basses, flat and really thin. Sometimes even too thin and the neck get bowed.... The woods : - The US version is supposed to be made of "more selected" woods... The sound : - The stacked knobs (with the 2 separate tone knobs ) give a different personality to the US compare to the MIJ 62'JB. - The thiner frets have a consequence on the sound. There must be others differences. But it doesn't mean to me that a MIJ is always under a US and can not be a killer instrument I hope it will help.

1 My 72 JB has its plastic gasket. 2 For the neck profile it depends on your hand size. Some players don't like thin necks on a Precision. For collectors, a A neck profile is rarer 3 In The Fender Bass book (J.W BLACK & A.MOLINARO) [u]you can find (page 61) the 70's finishes and the Candy Apple Red is still available.[/u] 4 i agree with Gareth upper, ending seventies and early 80's, you have to look twice... i hope it will help.

[quote name='2elliot' timestamp='1361221585' post='1983145'] Norwood says 'let it hang... real low' [/quote] Cooool, i love this look. Another fretless groover The Thumb is special, it is true. I can not play with a 4 string but i love my 89' 5 string and 93' 6er. This guy is special too. A 7er fretless.... [url="http://warwickframusofficial.blogspot.fr/2011/11/interview-with-jeroen-paul-thesseling.html"]http://warwickframus...thesseling.html[/url]

Yes Torben, tell us With the trussrod and the WW bridge (hole bridge height adjustment and for each string the bridge saddle set up) you can have a very fine work and get rid of deadspots... I also love this Thumb growl. Cheers

The only fretless, Fender did in the 70's, is a Precision Bass. In 1970, a rosewood or Maple fingerboard PB was introduced. Never a official fretless Jazz Bass was produced in this decade. Surprising but true. Check in "The Fender Bass : an illustrated history" by Tony Bacon. http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=330755&subsiteid=66&

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1352403039' post='1862698'] Another pic to show the side. I did this with a chisel and hammer I bought from Homebase. I was scared but it paid off. Luckily, being French, the bass surrendered to my attack and let me get on with it! [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiscocks/8167511258/"][/url] [/quote] Great job (congrats KiOgon) for a splendid instrument. I love this body !

Did you try a the redesigned jazzbass by G&L : the JB2 ? Leo improved its creation. Some links that i found : http://basschat.co.uk/topic/90528-gl-jb-2-tribute-opinions-please/ http://basschat.co.uk/topic/82225-gl-jb2/ http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/g-l-jb-2-vs-fender-jazz-thoughts-595064/